Tony Soprano is no Gary Cooper!

Tony Soprano often mentioned that he greatly admired Gary Cooper, the strong and silent type, but Tony Soprano was no Gary Cooper.
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This video contains spoilers from the HBO hit series The Sopranos.
This episode was narrated and produced by Geoffrey Ciani (aka - Rummy).
This episode was written by Geoffrey Ciani and Christian Twiste.
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Tony Soprano is no Gary Cooper!
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[@Professor__S]

Bobby is like Gary Cooper, the strong silent type. That's why Tony resented and teased him.

[@ronnymorts]

That's a great call

[@enak413]

He was the strong silent type ... once Tony shoved dat' quotations book up his ass

[@paisan8766]

He’s even a good father and husband, is Bobby. Still kind of an idiot and susceptible to lowest-common-denominator American prejudices/racism, but generally a good guy.

[@good-questions]

Honestly, the most shocking and surprising thing to me in the entire series is that the lake house fight between Tony and Bobby didn’t end up differently- I.e. with Bobby dead. I get it, kids, married to Janice, almost necessary for Tony to keep around, but given Tony’s rage and pride…. I’m still amazed by it

[@paisan8766]

@@good-questions tony was in his darkest phase then, too. His mother thru & thru with toxicity, with father’s vices. Good point

[@dmagwaza]

Furio was more like Gary Cooper than Tony.

[@CoreyT127]

Definitely! But they ultimately turned his character into a sniveling pussy too! He must have pissed the writers off? For them to do his character like they did! Went from a total badass to a straight simp who cried over a women he never so much as kissed!

[@painunending4610]

Even then he shows that the strong silent type is actually a very lonely existence I think to that scene where both Tony and Furio are making dinner alone. Tony reheats pasta qnd drinks it with milk meanwhile Furio makes a whole meal from scratch and pairs it with a wine. Furio takes initiative and puts in effort while Tony dines on other people's hard work But despite their differences both characters are in the same position, in their empty houses feeling deeply alone. Great storytelling

[@SoftDrinksOfChoice]

thats why Carmela wanted his braciole

[@dmagwaza]

@@SoftDrinksOfChoice 🤣

[@XxShadowGTxX]

Tony was more like Gravy Coopuh, eh eh eh

[@TheDrFMG]

I suspect Gary Cooper might even have been a Varsity athlete.

[@michaelsmedsrud8707]

AJ get your coat

[@galanopouloc]

He certainly had the makings of one.

[@SoftDrinksOfChoice]

Small hands. That was his problem

[@scottbuckley823]

To be fair Tony never said he was The strong silent type, he wanted to be the strong silent type but didn't know that in order to be the strong silent you need to control your emotions and not allow your emotions control you.

[@kaneslives]

I will never understand how anyone could view Tony as the strong silent type or even a symbol of masculinity.

[@13jonash]

Still makes more sense than people looking up to Patrick Bateman.

[@kaneslives]

@@13jonashto be fair you can say they’re both losers.

[@13jonash]

@@kaneslives true.

[@JacksonAfroman]

@@kaneslivesdefinitely. Losers within their own rights

[@ahpacific]

He was strong enough just not silent and a whiny insecure bitch at times lol

[@maryk446]

It's always hotheads who admire "the strong, silent type." What they mean is that they want OTHERS to be strong and silent and endure quietly while they personally throw tantrums over the slightest little thing.

[@ContactsNfilters]

Exactly! He might want that for himself too, but he has no idea how to even start. 😂

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

All I know is he never had the makings of a Gary Cooper.

[@josephsharp5678]

Very good 😅

[@DMAGAEscober]

Of a varsity Gary Cooper

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

@@DMAGAEscober there is no JV Gary Cooper.

[@thisisnotachannel]

He was gay, Gary Cooper?

[@babylonian.captivity]

"NOW WHO CAME IN HERE AND ATE MY SHIT!" Paulie's (silent, gestural) response is priceless. That's the punchline to that exchange. Suddenly Paulie (of all people) is the rational, collected one of the two. Yet again, the genius of the show on display in a totally inconsequential five second comedic beat.

[@JustinSeizure]

I mean, I'd also be highly fuckin outraged if someone actually ate my literal shit

[@dannybrasco8256]

The funnier part that didnt show is that christopher immediatly exited the room when tpny entered since he probably ate it and knows whats coming

[@batgurrl]

Tony Soprano ‘romantized’ old Hollywood actors and movies. Your assessment of Tony as a ‘complainer extroidineer’ was spot on. The Sopranos remains my favorite TV drama of all time.👏👏

[@ProdByNoiz]

i mean imagine being raised by Livia😭

[@WisteriaNerium]

When Tony was talking to Beansie in Remember When, he mentioned that Paulie was like Gary Cooper when he was growing up and that he had changed into someone who never shut up about anything only to Beansie remind him that he was also like that when he was younger. I think one of the reasons why Tony was always critical of Paulie and got more annoyed at him as time went on was because he couldn't live up to the standards young Tony set up for him.

[@WowLynchWow]

Very interesting point.

[@yaqubebased1961]

Paulie's mannerisms are very much inspired by James Cagney's, so he's not that far from idealizing someone and trying to embody him.

[@enak413]

Just imagine how boring the series would have been if Gary Cooper played the part of Tony Soprano

[@Thepictishscotsman]

💯

[@docdave15]

I seriously can't believe I didn't notice this about the show! I always thought it was ironic because Cooper always played characters who were in touch with their emotions. Sure, he wasn't blubbering all over the place but he knew when to express himself. Take for example, High Noon, he spends the majority of that movie seeking out help but getting turned down. He gets desperate. Again, you don't see him breaking down or anything, he keeps his emotions bottled up but you see he's upset and its tearing apart especially since its suppose to be the happiest day of his life - his wedding day!

[@RobertoDiego737]

Out of all the characters in The Sopranos, Furio really represents the strong silent type, Gary Cooper.

[@paisan8766]

“Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” is the lowest form of film analysis.

[@WowLynchWow]

Brilliant! :)

[@jdlk-ny5yo]

The point is, Gary Cooper the real Gary Cooper or anybody named Cooper, never suffered like the Italians!

[@ankh_k]

He was gay, Gary Cooper?

[@Marksman_12]

​@@ankh_kNO! Are you even listening to me, Volition!!?!!

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

RIP James Gandolfini I wonder if he was a Twin Peaks fan.

[@masterzombie161]

“The gabbagoul you like is coming back in style.”

[@Marksman_12]

May he be at peace.

[@mariogeraci8186]

I think the closest in Tony’s circle to a Gary cooper type may have been furio And furio wound up being disgusted by his indulgence and gluttony almost killed him and almost slept w his wife What would Gary cooper think of Tony soprano?

[@FoxEyes]

this video literally captures all the ironic comedic essence that makes the sopranos so special to watch. thanks bro💯!

[@WowLynchWow]

Thank you very much. Cheers!

[@perc30YT]

Tony Soprano never had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@michaelsmedsrud8707]

WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! AJ get your coat

[@christopherperson1939]

Tony's like a weeb when he starts talk when he starts talking about Gary Cooper. Like those kids in middle school who start believing their Goku or Naruto.

[@hans5500]

Yeah.. and?

[@hadeoxdc4312]

@@hans5500 its weird and cringe

[@Joplas99]

​@@hans5500it shows how unhinged they are, totally disconnected from reality

[@briankiser3227]

Every time I hear your voice, I think of this guy named Rummy that makes the best boxing videos.

[@ecuayay]

Same guy bro lol

[@diswazzi1683]

The way he says "the shtrong silent tyPe"

[@brendanturner2362]

Most people we look up to, have attributes we recognize as ourselves not having, but wish we did. That's why we look up to them, otherwise I could look up to my own attributes.

[@tonyk2027]

This is all true but what you're missing is he brought this up in episode one. I got it, on good authority, in quasimodo's writings no less, that prior to the series, Tony Soprano was the spitting image, both literally and figuratively, of Gary Cooper. Its just once that Melfi got him talking about his feelings, you couldn't shut him up!

[@Sadsharks]

And now it's dysfunction this and dysfunction that

[@dominickosteris1738]

Gary Cooper had the makings of a varsity football player.

[@_zigger_]

He was gay, Tony Cooper?

[@craftycodie]

I watched this show because of these videos, this is the first one I get to watch actually in the loop 🙏

[@dOuPdMe]

when mentioned “Tony didn’t have the best luck with Chinese food” don’t know why but I was dying inside 😂

[@suki_2.0_]

Tony developed a habit of inflicting fear of him on others

[@bane8305]

basiclly a bully

[@rickykeim2005]

I think when Tony was playing the Bad Ass Killer and Dispensing Mafia Justice He was closest to someone like Gary Cooper. But in his everyday Life you're absolutely Correct. He was always The First to start Complaining about things and Because He was the Boss or The Breadwinner People just let Him do it.

[@babylonian.captivity]

"Melfi didn't exactly have to twist his arm to get him going." Hhahaahhahaahah!! This is a great video, and very very funny! Thank you.

[@WowLynchWow]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much.

[@georgekostaras]

I love Tony more as I get older, I adore what a repellent dirtbag he is

[@petersarubbi]

But he was dreaming of that lo mein all the f**k the way over there!🤬 No one could keep their cool in that situation... not even The Great Gary Cooper ! 🤣

[@CinephileSanityTV]

lol i still think there should've been a scene where Melfi starts renting and watching Gary Cooper movies to understand what Tony is talking about!

[@pinomarino8917]

Svetlana was the strong silent type. She never let the lack of a leg affect her life. Probably why Tony favored her.

[@josephsharp5678]

She was a strong and independent Woman.

[@GeneralProfessor]

@@josephsharp5678 The "strong and independent woman" is a modern trope and archetype and most of the time, despite its name, it's portrayal is almost identical to Tony, in that both are fundamentally insecure and bitter narcissists with a chip on their shoulders. While most of them are frustrated and emotionally fragile over trivial nonsense a woman like Svetlana who was dealt carte blanche for potential resentment and self-victimization chooses the opposite instead and goes through life with stoicism and peace. As such I'd say that the "strong and independent woman" is to Svetlana what Tony Soprano is to Gary Cooper.

[@yommish]

@@GeneralProfessor you don’t have to be “silent” to be a strong independent woman

[@Joplas99]

​@@GeneralProfessorhe's just claiming Svetlana is an actual strong independent woman, unlike the Hollywood archetype under the same same

[@brettwolk6640]

This is a bad analysis, tony admired gary cooper, but not because he thought of himsef as gary cooper, but because he desparately wanted to be like him. He felt inferior because he wasnt like him, and needed therapy to work through his feelings. He knows he isnt like him, and its a source of self hatred for him.

[@Matt_History]

They also mistook him not wanting to talk to a therapist at first as 'him wanting to be the strong and silent type' and not him being hesitant to open his real feelings to what is essentially a stranger.

[@KissSlowlyLoveDeeply-pm2je]

Thank you for actually analyzing his character. Most of these types of videos just summarize his actions and events.

[@eromicafrancisco5477]

That super dooper threw me off 😂

[@dennisbowen452]

Tony like most of us wished he was as tough as the greatest generation was. But, like all of us we fall short of it.

[@patronofthearts23]

14:24 gets me every damn time The look on Carmelas face is priceless

[@daveyboy_]

Take a shot everytime he says . Tony Soprano was no Gary Cooper

[@dogeapproved8987]

It’s all linked to gabagool 😂🍖

[@bobvp9434]

Tony's used to his extreme self-centeredness being facilitated by others. He dislikes other people's feelings because they try to appeal to his empathy, which is severely lacking. This is both the underlying cause and the accelerant of his response; his lack in this regard makes him bad at it and exposing his emotional underdevelopment makes him angry at people (unwittingly) confronting him with it. He punishes them and many people take that to heart. His own feelings are generally mixed in with demands of/pressure on others; he can't just experience an emotion, it has to be put to use (generally to serve himself). It took Melfi a long time before realizing this; in a way she was Tony's emotional hostage. Their dynamic (or rather Tony's aggressiveness mixed with his child-like dependence) made her feel responsible in a way that compromised her own interests, the opposite of what Tony did on a regular basis.

[@nilanniruthan]

Tony loved Gary Cooper like a brother-in-law.

[@thisisnotachannel]

"He was gay, Gary Cooper?" NO!

[@ButtersCCookie]

This is my favorite show in the World. My husband says, he sees why. I don't have power or a crew. Thank you for all you do.

[@lucyroth2671]

Where has this channel been ALL MY LIFE❤❤❤

[@rabidrabbitshuggers]

“Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to _this.”_ A phrase uttered by many a fallen monarch.

[@Mike_Norris]

Thanks for the entertaining content Johnny Knoxville.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

Robert Mitchum had died recently when they filmed the scene when Janice swatted the mosquito, hence Tony's joke about him being reincarnated. But the Annette Bening connection is very insightful, well spotted.

[@good-questions]

Thanks for your work, great video and editing

[@WowLynchWow]

Much appreciated!

[@-AxisA-]

I didn't see it the way that Tony saw himself as Gary Cooper. He wanted to be like him and saw attributes in Gary that he himself lacked. That's why he looks up to him.

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Just finished rewatching it.🤘😆🤘

[@hahahaaha7208]

Don't stop.... BELIEEEEEVEN

[@donniek2837]

You forgot about when tony flipped out about the imported provolone

[@gonia24]

Great video!

[@blacknessabove]

TOOOOONY'S COOOOORNERRRR Would be an awesome intro lol

[@glumphyStoned]

Tony is more of a Tyrant, he is a villain really. But a competent mobster, and nobody can deny the dude is a fighter, corageous and many times were other mobsters would hide behind thugs to do their violent biddings, Tony would do it himself. He had guts.

[@Jay_Walker92]

He never had the makings of a Gary Cooper.

[@ContactsNfilters]

🤣 i was searching for puttin' on the ritz to hear that part of the song when it played in your video. ❤

[@michaelcavanaugh971]

Why tf my fav boxing youtuber here all of a sudden

[@granitesevan6243]

His outbursts are funny as fuck

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

Peace! Wow 😮 Lynch…😆😎Bergen County’s Finest deciphering Tony Soprano..from Tenafly to Westwood, NJ…bravo..

[@erics362]

Gary Cooper was a real come behind kind of guy.

[@colincampbell7928]

I stumbled on here by accident, it took me a minute, Rummy's corner! Boxing and the Sopranos, nice!

[@andyb1527]

This is Rummy from Rummy's corner! Good to see you have two great interests!

[@Bobo1993ization]

Does this guy also do Rummy’s Corner boxing channel?

[@craftycodie]

ye

[@ronnymorts]

I found Rummy's Corner much later than this channel. Man's got a great voice I'd listen to him talk about anything

[@freebee8221]

He knows shit about boxing

[@Marksman_12]

Hello, great video. I wanted to ask something. How do you think a showdown between Tony Soprano and Daniel Plainview would go? I mean, in a showdown of words. And while we are at it, in a no holds barred street fight?

[@fox_e_crow3276]

First of all - glad to see you’re still making videos. I’m wondering if, now that you’ve gotten some time + distance from The Return, if you’re willing to revisit some of your theories and make any additions, subtractions, addendums… those videos were *tight.* Second of all - this is a great point about the irony of Tony’s character and how audiences can be deceived. I think there are a lot of people who (consciously or unconsciously) think of Tony as exemplifying the “strong, silent type” simply because he’s a powerful man who is in the habit of getting what he wants. It’s crazy how willing people are to heap praise on men who display these qualities. Mindless! The show-runners were too successful in making Tony likable - the big sin of the Sopranos. If you like Tony too much your swooning may distract you from some of the finer points of the character, like the one WLW makes here.

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

I think he's fascinating but not really likable. He's funny sometimes in a "because it's not real" kinda way but he's certainly no Dale Cooper, now he is the king of "likable". Twin Peaks is the greatest.

[@fox_e_crow3276]

Dale is incredibly likable, but there’s a lot of dark and weird shit going on with him, too. Especially 2nd season.

[@WowLynchWow]

I'm actually almost dead in the middle of a complete Twin Peaks review. I'm getting towards the end of S2, and hope to have a Peaks video done in the next week or two. Once I finish S2 and get through FWWM and The Return, I'm planning to do something along the lines of exactly what you're suggesting here.

[@cvmdracula]

It’s so funny watching the show while reminding yourself Tony thinks he’s a silent type

[@xdanbo1859]

Why the writing on the Sopranos was so good. Irritability, frustration, and anger outbursts are common symptoms of depression.

[@ShaunHopkinsAVFC]

Great breakdown

[@Sean-yp5mk]

Keep making Sopranos videos!

[@newmanomicon]

@LYNCH... something that's bothering me on my 67th watch thru. The last few episodes, Tony gives the Phil hit to Bobby, the one that was botched, but u turn around and Paulie and patsy are handling it. What's up with that?

[@pibe88iTa]

It's such a pity that there aren't TV shows like these to analyze anymore. And if they exist, I can't find them 😂

[@luciaura666]

truly

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

Breaking Bad

[@pibe88iTa]

@@thereisnosanctuary6184 Like I didn't watch it ahah

[@-AxisA-]

​@@thereisnosanctuary6184Sopranos came in 1999-2007 and Breaking Bad 2008-2012, so the former is 16 years old and latter 11yo.

[@hello2jello4mellow34]

Yet another funny and intelligent analysis. I need to watch High Noon again, again.

[@supercatsimon]

Tony possessed every single flaw in human character. His lack of impulse control and his hypocrisy were the worst though.

[@SushantShekhar-my7eu]

What hesch said is true, sleep always helps.

[@BAEHELPPARIS]

Tony never had the makings of gary cooper

[@nawfsidereviews6029]

Rumy?! You have another channel?

[@gamma-ray9996]

Tony once called Paulie “Gary Cooper” and I liked to think when he found out Paulie was always a talkative person that’s when he realized his expectations were tampered, and started questioning about where the Gary Cooper like people are.

[@videostoryanalyses8910]

He wasn't Michael Corleone either.

[@stevestarscream5182]

Yo you gotta be Rummy right? Love your voice

[@kevincarter2020]

Six degrees of separation with Kevin Bacon

[@MichaelCorleone_]

Thank you for this video, Patsi fucking Parisi over here

[@jordandavis6574]

He was Tony Soprano, Gary Cooper?

[@digdugdat2847]

If it wasn't for David Chase's restraint in not hamfisting storytelling, I would imagine that child Tony was put in front of a television by Liv. He was raised by Gary Cooper and Robert Mitchum just as AJ sought guidance from the Godfather in response to Junior with Tony and whatever happened there. Tony at that enlightened stage when he tells AJ it was just a movie, I would like to think that Tony was not only telling AJ to grow up but himself as well. But by the time Tony hit the enlightenment stage in his arc, he already set everyone to the mindset of dealing with the Tony from the past and so he had to respond like that. To him, he had no choice but to relapse into something worse as the series was coming to a close.

[@easymentality]

Wow, Wow Lynch Wow!, Wow! To be fair, I'd bitch about MY mother, too, if I were Tony Soprano.

[@DreadNawght]

Ecclesiastes 7-10 "Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions."

[@MasterFatness]

Rummy's Corner has a Sopranos channel??? Mind = Blown!

[@GreenArabMan]

Didn’t know Butch started his own Soprano’s analysis channel

[@BayAreaMike99]

You sound like you should be narrating Storage Wars lol

[@ID-8491]

The never ending attempts at avoiding feelings. Can't be done. There are better ways then avoidance.

[@darkservantofheaven]

He never had the makings of a Gary Cooper

[@tevinrittenhouse6012]

You know who was the strong silent type? My girl Svetlana 😍

[@dancooper4443]

You know who Gary Cooper is? He is Tony Soprano's Shadow. Tony is a puer aeternus that is overwhelmed by a devouring mother. He romanticises and fantasises about a man of action like Gary Cooper but he himself never converts this dream into a reality. The qualities he sees in Gary Cooper he actively resents and becomes jealous of in figures like Furio and Bobby. Instead he throws temper tantrums and addles himself with food, alcohol, drugs and women. A Don Juan who has no routine and discipline and cannot commit to something wholeheartedly.

[@haroon420]

Dude, we didn’t need 17 minutes of video to agree with you that he’s no Gary cooper. 😂😂 But there were some good scenes you showed!! 👍🏽

[@RickySlade111]

Rummy? Is that you?

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

He was gay Tony Soprano?

[@olofacosta3192]

Noooooo!!! Are you even listening!?!

[@bobbyscalchi4013]

What I got from this was a couple of three things....😂. 1.) James and Tony and myself are Virgos. Both our birthday's are Sept. 18th. Happy Birthday James. B.) We are both Napolitano Italian descendants. 3.) We have BPD tendencies, get rattled easily, are often quite moody f#cks. Especially when it comes to food and sex. 😅

[@KOVIDGOON]

The smoke turkey and orange juice was a fair trigger. Man out earning all day you deserve the small concessions